First submission ever for me...well this is actually the view that I have from my window, in Grenoble, France. When it's not cloudy, we get to see nice (sometimes snowy) mountains.

Camera model: Samsung Digimax A40
Lens and focal length: Default lens @ 6mm
Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/5.8
Shutter speed: 1/176 sec
Sensitivity: ISO 50
Post-processing: A lot of tweaking (shadows, white balance, etc) and a global desaturation in Apple Aperture. The non-desaturated picture can be seen here and the original one here. I wanted to give this dirty look to the city because, well it is hell of a lot polluted. We are surrounded by mountains, so the town is basically a massive pollution-drain

Trying to get a shot for this competition has given me a great excuse to (finally) climb the tower of Groningen. Looking out over the central square. It's too bad i was in such a hurry or i could have made this shot when the market was there...

During this really busy and cold month, I've tried to find a bit of time to capture a shot for this Assignment as well. I've waited until today to post, hoping I could capture something nicer but I guess this will be my pick to share with you all.

This photograph was taken inside the Congress Center, downtown, and to me was special because of the feeling it brought me. As winter comes with a great lack of colors and warmth, this shot represented all the opposite. The sun coming in through the glass was so pleasant and seeing the outdoors through this mosaic of color gave me hope for spring. Hope you guys can feel a bit of this through the shot I also think it represents Montreal well in the sense that it's a vibrant city.

I took this photo this afternoon, how does it illustrate my city, its almost exactly like the literal meaning, my city has a lot of problems and (this mural is painted on my school building) the kids at my school (most of them) rise above the problems, and its the best school in the city.

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